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Super Bowl 51 ads: Rating the winners and losers...

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This was a Super Bowl filled with lots of firsts both on the sporting side and on the advertising side. Here are 3 highlights followed by Warschawski’s top 10 list of Super Bowl Winners and Losers.” Political Encroachment As with most things recently, this year’s Super Bowl and its advertising were tinged by politics. Some references were subtle and others not so much. Just a few examples included spots by 84 Lumber, Airbnb, Audi, It’s a 10, and Budweiser. In general, our agency would…

Free $150 health screenings at Sam's Club on...

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Get free health screenings valued at $150 at Sam’s Club pharmacy on Saturday, Feb. 11

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., get free wellness checks on glucose, total cholesterol, HDL (good cholesterol), risk ratio, blood pressure and body fat percentage, vision and hearing (where available).

Tests are performed…

Trump's tough talk on federal workforce puts...

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With promises to eliminate waste and redundant positions throughout the federal bureaucracy, Donald Trump’s arrival in Washington, D.C., has no doubt sent a shiver through the spines of millions of federal government workers. An American City Business Journals analysis of government data indicates that the nation’s 2.8 million federal workers account for around 2 percent of the nonfarm U.S. workforce. That ratio’s remained relatively steady for the past five years. Similarly, the total number of…

8 things you need to know on a post-Super Bowl...

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Good morning — and happy Monday. It’s never easy getting going after a late night of football and nachos. But here’s what you need to know this morning. In case you were watching “Victoria” instead, the Atlanta Falcons blew a 25-0 lead to lose in what many are calling a legendary Super Bowl. The Patriots, led by a determined Tom Brady, came back to win 34-28 in overtime — the first overtime in the game’s history. [ESPN] It would be tough to be an Atlanta Falcons fan today, even tougher to be…

City Council President Young to introduce new $15...

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Despite fighting against a similar measure last year, Baltimore City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young is set to announce his support for a new bill to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by 2022. This will be the council’s second attempt at passing a bill to incrementally raise the local minimum wage over the next few years. Last year, a similar bill sponsored by Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke failed after several rounds of edits and debate. Young was one of the most outspoken opponents…

Free bagel & shmear at Einstein Bros. Bagels

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Enjoy a free bagel & shmear with any purchase at Einstein Bros on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Use a coupon to get the free eats at participating locations to celebrate National Bagel Day. Print the coupon or show it on your smartphone at the register.

Click here for the deal.

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Former Chazz space in Harbor East to become an...

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The former Chazz: A Bronx Original restaurant space that has sat empty for two years in Harbor East will now be occupied by Orangetheory Fitness, according to the gym’s website. The Florida-based fitness company will be taking over the 6,680-square-foot space on the ground floor of the Eden apartment building at 1415 Aliceanna St. to bring its high-intensity interval training program to Harbor East. Chazz opened in 2011 after actor Chazz Palminteri came up with the idea for an Italian restaurant…

Photos of the BBJ's 2017 Book of Lists Gala

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More than 500 businesspeople attended the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2017 Book of Lists gala at the Four Seasons Baltimore on Thursday evening. The annual event celebrates the release of the paper’s Book of Lists publication. This year, the Book of Lists theme focused on the doors of Baltimore. The event featured large images of famous doors from around the city, three wooden doors that held prizes for three lucky guests and plenty of networking. Click through the slideshow to see photos from…

BWI is adding a $60 million expansion to its...

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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is plotting a major expansion of its international terminal as it continues to add flights outside of the country. Pending approval by the Board of Public Works, BWI will contract with Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. for a 70,000-square-foot expansion of concourse E, which services the international flights for the airport. The contract to be approved with Whiting-Turner is for $60.3 million. Jonathan Dean, a BWI spokesman, said in total…

Tower Federal Credit Union CEO retiring

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Tower Federal Credit Union CEO Martin Breland is retiring after 22 years leading the Laurel-based institution. Rick Stafford, currently executive vice president of member services, will move into the CEO role on July 1. Under Breland’s management, Tower has become the largest federal credit union in Maryland with almost 160,000 members and $3 billion in assets and $2.5 billion in deposits. Tower has 12 branches in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Prince George’s counties and four branches at…